Wednesday, August 31, 2016

CONAN VOLUME 20: A WITCH SHALL BE BORN  
Arriving in comic shops September 7!

by Fred Van Lente (Author), Brian Ching (Illustrator), José Luis (Illustrator), Andy Owens (Illustrator), Michael Atiyeh (Illustrator)

Writer Fred Van Lente's incredible run on Conan reaches its epic conclusion! Taramis, the beloved queen of Khauran, was born with a twin sister, Salome--but by an ancient doom placed on their bloodline Salome's chest bore a scarlet half-moon birthmark: the mark of the witch! Left to die in the desert, Salome survived instead, and grew up to embrace her malevolent destiny . . . and now she's back, to take vengeance on all of Khauran!

Featuring perhaps the most famous event in the Conan mythos, Conan's crucifixion, this spellbinding volume collects Conan the Avenger #20-25.

Hardcover, Full Color, 144 pages

Dark Horse Comics

Preview




Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Sunday, August 28, 2016

New at Howard Works

Niro Decje Novine (Yugoslavia/Croatian)
Konan: Prokletstvo Monolita
Featuring:
"Queen of the Black Coast" Part 2
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Snout in the Dark"
"Hawks Over Shem"
"Black Colossus" Part 1
http://howardworks.com/Konan_Prokletstvo_Monolita-Niro_Decje_Novine.html



Niro Decje Novine (Yugoslavia/Croatian)
Konan: Crni Kolos
Featuring:
"Black Colossus" Part 2
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The Road of the Eagles"
"A Witch Shall Be Born" Part 1
http://howardworks.com/Konan_Crni_Kolos-Niro_Decje_Novine.html



ROH Press
Masterworks of Adventure: Pirates
Featuring:  "Black Vulmea's Vengeance"
http://howardworks.com/Pirates-ROH_Press.html



Oldiees Publishing
The Ghost Short Stories
Featuring:
"Gods of the North"
"Rattle of Bones"
"Skulls in the Stars"
http://howardworks.com/GhostShortStories-OldieesPublishing.html



CreateSpace
The Hyborian Age
Featuring:  "The Hyborian Age"
http://howardworks.com/TheHyborianAge-CreateSpace.html



Emereo Publishing
The Hyborian Age
Featuring:  "The Hyborian Age"
http://howardworks.com/TheHyborianAge-EmereoPublishing.html




Rise of Douai
The Hyborian Age
Featuring: "The Hyborian Age"
http://howardworks.com/TheHyborianAge-RiseofDouai.html



Rise of Douai
High Horse Rampage
Featuring: "High Horse Rampage"
http://howardworks.com/HighHorseRampage-RiseofDouai.html


Saturday, August 27, 2016

The Secrets of SKELOS Unveiled!
An interview with Jeffrey Shanks.

New post on the Grey Dog Tales blog.

http://greydogtales.com/blog/?p=2668







Friday, August 26, 2016

Bifrost n° 84 (October 2016)
Spécial Robert E. Howard

The eighty-fourth issue of Bifrost , to be published in October 2016, will be devoted to Conan's dad, Solomon Kane, Kull, Bran Mak Morn and others: Robert E. Howard.

Details when available!

http://www.belial.fr/revue/bifrost-84



Thursday, August 25, 2016

The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins
Now available and pre-orders are shipping!

The REH Foundation Press is proud to present The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins, Vol. 1. This volume collects all of the short story appearances of our favorite Bear Creek resident, all restored to the original text, where available.

Volume 2 will contain the Elkins novel, A Gent from Bear Creek, and the exploits of Howard’s other funny western heroes.

This volume checks in at 369 pages, and will be printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered. Cover art by Richard Bernal; introduction by Mark Finn; and edited by Paul Herman and Rob Roehm.

Ordering details are online at the link below!
Get yours before they are sold out!

http://www.rehfoundation.org/2016/07/13/the-adventures-of-breckinridge-elkins/




Tuesday, August 23, 2016

The Cromcast: 
Season 4, Episode 16: Men of the Shadows

Featuring a Robert E. Howard story, "Men of the Shadows."

New post at the Cromcast blog.

http://thecromcast.blogspot.com/2016/08/season-4-episode-16-men-of-shadows.html


Sunday, August 21, 2016

Roy Thomas & Tom Grindberg are working on a new Conan project for Dark Horse Comics!

Tom Grindberg posted on his Facebook page that he is working with Roy Thomas on a new Conan project for Dark Horse Comics. He also posted that it will be an adaptation of a Conan story by Robert E. Howard.

The project is still in the proposal stage, so the exact story and the format (limited series, graphic novel, etc.) are being kept under wraps for now. Grindberg said "My aim is to bring back this character to its original glory from the pulps!"

If you are not familiar with Grindberg's work, checkout the interview with him on the ALL PULP blog from 2012.
http://allpulp.blogspot.com/2012/08/artist-tom-grindberg-takes-all-pulp-on.html

A sample Tarzan strip by Thomas & Grindberg is shown below.
The full strip is available from the ERB Online Comics service.
http://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/comics/
Dark Horse plans to reprint the Thomas/Grindberg Tarzan strip at some point in the future.

Thanks to Deuce Richardson for the tip!








New at Howard Works

Garamond (Czech)
Barbar Conan: Red Nails – Rudé hreby
Featuring:   "Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/Barbar_Conan-Red_Nails-Rude_hreby-Garamond.html



Laser Books (Czech)
Cerný kámen 
Featuring:
"The Dwellers Under the Tomb"
"The Voice of El-Lil"
"The Children of the Night"
"The Black Stone"
"The Thing on the Roof"
"The Haunter of the Ring"
"Dermod's Bane"
"Dig Me No Grave"
"The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (1)
"The Cobra in the Dream"
 "The Hoofed Thing"
http://howardworks.com/Cerny_kamen-LaserBooks.html



Piccadilly Press
Piccadily Doubles #1
Featuring:  "The Scalp Hunter"
http://howardworks.com/PiccadillyDoubles1-PiccadillyPress.html



Phantasmo Press
The Hyborian Age
Featuring: "The Hyborian Age"
http://howardworks.com/TheHyborianAge-PhantasmoPress.html



Skelos Press
Skelos Volume 1 Number 1
Featuring: "The Nameless Tribe Drafts"
http://howardworks.com/Skelos01-SkelosPress.html




Friday, August 19, 2016

THE HYBORIAN GAZETTE #2
Now available!

Edited by Steve Dilks and coming August 2016 from Carnelian Press!

Brand new cover by Sanjulian.

Featuring art, stories, poetry, articles and interviews by Rachel Kahn, Jim Pitts, Byron A. Roberts, Mario Geraci, Kevin Breen, Ralph Grasso, Yannis Rubus Rubulias, Richard A. Tucker, Sam Walser and many more....

To the U.S and Canada- $18.00
To the U.K.- £10.00

How to order through Carnelian Press.
At present we only accept payment via PayPal.
If you have an account, please follow these 4 easy steps-

1- Private message us from our Facebook page on which chapbook you would like to purchase and we will get back to you with an e-mail address where you can send payment.
2- Go to the PayPal website and log in to your personal account.
3- Once you are logged in, select the option to "send money" at the top of the page and enter the correct amount to pay to the e-mail address we supplied.
4- Once Carnelian Press recieve confirmation of the e-mail transaction we will private ms. you to tell you payment has been received and your book order is ready for shipment.

Carnelian Press


Thursday, August 18, 2016

Speculative!
New Robert E. Howard audio CDs!
Coming in October!

Witch Shall Be Born Audio CD – Audiobook, MP3 Audio

The kingdom of Khauran is small, but has an abundance of rich soil, hard-working inhabitants, and much gold. Most importantly, it has a sweet, young queen who is as wise and kind as she is beautiful. When her evil twin sister, a witch, captures and secretly replaces her, devil worship, human sacrifice, and other strange and evil things are introduced to the Kingdom.

Under the witch’s rule, Conan the Barbarian, who was the captain of the queen's guard, is captured and sentenced to crucifixion in the desert. But rather than be disposed of so easily, Conan is focused on an ambitious plan to escape his captors and restore the Kingdom. Excitement and intrigue―as well as battle, blood, and demons―await him.

Narrated by Jim Roberts

Audio CD
Publisher: Speculative!; MP3 edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1531887244
ISBN-13: 978-1531887247
$9.99


Pigeons from Hell Audio CD – Audiobook, MP3 Audio

Robert E. Howard, best known as the creator of Conan the Barbarian, also wrote stories in a diverse range of genres. He was particularly masterful with horror stories. This 1938 spell-binding story is one of his best. In 1983, Stephen King, wrote that he considered Pigeons from Hell to be "one of the finest horror stories of our century." With a decaying Southern family, a gruesome murder, a strange sort of "undead" creature, and, of course, evil pigeons, it makes for a story that will send a chill down your backbone.

Narrated by Jim Roberts

Audio CD
Publisher: Speculative!; MP3 edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1531887244
ISBN-13: 978-1531887247
$9.99



Shadows in the Moonlight Audio CD – Audiobook, MP3 Audio

Shadows in the Moonlight is a thrilling tale full of barbarian craftiness, magic, fierce fighting, and Conan’s incredible strength. For fans of Conan the Barbarian, this tale is a treat!

Trapped by the merciless Shah Amurath, and with most of his men slaughtered, Conan the Cimmerian lives at the edge of hope. He barely escapes with his life, but when a lucky break allows him the chance for revenge, he seizes it, and captures his enemy’s slave girl, Olivia, who was once a princess. Desperate to flee Shah Amurath, Conan and Olivia reach a deserted island that holds many enchantments and dangers. When pirates arrive, things get bloody very quickly…

Narrated by Jim Roberts

Audio CD
Publisher: Speculative!; MP3 edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1531887244
ISBN-13: 978-1531887247
$9.99


Wednesday, August 17, 2016

CONAN VOLUME 20: A WITCH SHALL BE BORN TPB
Coming in January!

by Fred Van Lente (Author), Brian Ching (Illustrator), José Luis (Illustrator), Andy Owens (Illustrator), Michael Atiyeh (Illustrator)

Writer Fred Van Lente's incredible run on Conan reaches its epic conclusion! Taramis, the beloved queen of Khauran, was born with a twin sister, Salome--but by an ancient doom placed on their bloodline Salome's chest bore a scarlet half-moon birthmark: the mark of the witch! Left to die in the desert, Salome survived instead, and grew up to embrace her malevolent destiny . . . and now she's back, to take vengeance on all of Khauran!

Featuring perhaps the most famous event in the Conan mythos, Conan's crucifixion, this spellbinding volume collects Conan the Avenger #20-25.

Trade paperback, Full Color, 152 pages, $19.99, On sale January 11.

Dark Horse Comics


CONAN THE SLAYER #5
Coming in November!

Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Sergio Dávila
Cover: Admira Wijaya
Color: Michael Atiyeh

The barbarian, the new chief, and the Kozaki raiders pursue the murderer to his hideout, Gorey Castle. When they are met by a horde of undead, Taraslan takes matters into his own hands . . . but is he in over his head? Superstar writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Sergio Dávila (Red Sonja, Swords of Sorrow) team up to bring a new chapter of Conan’s story to life!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale November 30.

Dark Horse Comics


Sunday, August 14, 2016

New at Howard Works


Niro Decje Novine  (Yugoslavia/Croatian)
Konan
Featuring:
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The Hall of the Dead"
"The God in the Bowl"
"Rogues in the House"
http://howardworks.com/Konan-Niro_Decje_Novine.html



Niro Decje Novine  (Yugoslavia/Croatian)
Konan: Grad Lobanja
Featuring:
"The Hand of Nergal"
"The Bloodstained God"
"The Frost Giant's Daughter"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
http://howardworks.com/Konan_Grad_Lobanja-Niro_Decje_Novine.html



Emereo Publishing
Red Nails
Featuring:  "Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/Red_Nails-EmereoPublishing-March2012.html



Emereo Publishing
Red Nails
Featuring:  "Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/Red_Nails-EmereoPublishing-May2012.html



Saturday, August 13, 2016

CONAN THE SLAYER #2 
On Sale August 24.

Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Sergio Dávila
Cover: Sergio Dávila

Now riding with the fearsome Kozaki, Conan becomes a mentor to one of the chief’s two sons—earning the hatred of the other son, who has dire plans for both the tribe and the Cimmerian!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Dark Horse Comics

Preview


Friday, August 12, 2016

Speculative!
New Robert E. Howard audio CDs!
Coming in October!


The Devil in Iron Audio CD – Audiobook, MP3 Audio

Conan the Barbarian’s desires for the fair sex end up leading him into trouble. This time the beautiful, golden-haired, noble-born Octavia, lures him into a trap set by his most powerful enemies―a trap from which there seems to be no escape. But on the long-deserted island of Xapur, where he goes to capture this crafty beauty, it is not just mortal enemies that await him.

A demon that crawled up from the abyss many eons ago, and is of a substance as hard as iron, has been awakened and is intent on crushing Conan and his woman. Conan is up against a foe much stronger than he is, and one he cannot kill with normal weapons. Will he finally be crushed beneath the iron fists of this devil? And will Conan finally meet his match in this fierce but scantily clad woman or will she finally yield to him?

Narrated by Jim Roberts

Audio CD
Publisher: Speculative!; MP3 edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1531887236
ISBN-13: 978-1531887230
$9.99



The Jewels of Gwahlur Audio CD – Audiobook, MP3 Audio

Conan the Barbarian is after fabulous treasure in this exciting story. But he finds himself in more difficulties than he had counted on. Crafty and powerful human opponents seek to skin him alive, bestial mutations seek to rip his arms off, denizens of the deep want to devour him whole, and scantily clad dusky beauties try to waylay him at every step. And all of this to find the Jewels of Gwahlur, the most fabulous treasure every hidden in a secret temple. Has Conan finally met his match? Will his evil enemies or the seductive women finally succeed in making him beg for mercy? Listen and find out. Caution: There is some sex, lots of (justified) violence, and the women are all equally voluptuous, independent, yielding, and very dangerous.

Narrated by Jim Roberts

Audio CD
Publisher: Speculative!; MP3 edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1531887244
ISBN-13: 978-1531887247
$9.99



Also coming soon!

A Witch Shall Be Born
by Robert E. Howard and Jim Roberts

Shadows in the Moonlight
by Robert E. Howard and Jim Roberts

Pigeons from Hell
by Robert E. Howard and Jim Roberts


An Amazing Collection of Pulp and Fantasy Art — Part Four
By Damon C. Sasser

New post at the REH: Two-Gun Raconteur blog.

http://www.rehtwogunraconteur.com/an-amazing-collection-of-pulp-and-fantasy-art-part-four/


Monday, August 8, 2016

Sunday, August 7, 2016


New at Howard Works

Minima Yayinlari
Solomon Kane Dehsetengiz Serüvenler
Featuring:
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Castle of the Devil"
"Death's Black Riders" (fragment)
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
"The Blue Flame of Vengeance"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"The Hawk of Basti"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Wings in the Night"
"The Footfalls Within"
"The Children of Asshur"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming (1, original) (poem)
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming (2, variant version) (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Solomon_Kane_Dehsetengiz_Seruvenler-Minima_Yayinlari.html



Cross Plains Comics
Robert E. Howard's Myth Maker
Featuring:
"Men of the Shadows"  (graphic adaptation)
"The Song of a Mad Minstrel" (poem, lines 1-4)
"Moon Shame" (poem, lines 25 and 26)
"Spear and Fang"  (graphic adaptation)
"The Dream Snake"  (graphic adaptation)
"Men of the Shadows" (verse heading)
"Chant of the White Beard" (poem)
"Rune" (poem)
"Dermod's Bane"  (graphic adaptation)
"The Tempter" (poem, lines 1-4, 8-16)
"An Open Window"  (poem)
http://howardworks.com/REH_Myth_Maker-CrossPlainsComics.html




Cross Plains Comics
Robert E. Howard's Wolfshead
Featuring:
"Wolfshead"  (graphic adaptation)
"In the Forest of Villefere"  (graphic adaptation)
http://howardworks.com/REH_Wolfshead-CrossPlainsComics.html



Cross Plains Comics
Robert E. Howard's Horror
Featuring:
"Hope Empty of Meaning" (poem)
"The Black Stone"  (graphic adaptation)
"The Horror from the Mound" (graphic adaptation)
"Dig Me No Grave"  (graphic adaptation)
"The Thing on the Roof"  (graphic adaptation)
http://howardworks.com/REH_Horror-CrossPlainsComics.html



Friday, August 5, 2016

Robert E. Howard Foundation
Join the Robert E. Howard Foundation

Support the Foundation by becoming a member. The Foundation will use annual membership fees to reach its missions and goals. The different levels of membership are:

http://www.rehfoundation.org/membership-account/membership-levels/







Thursday, August 4, 2016

Almuric's Authorship
Filmed by Ben Friberg

Howard Scholar Daniel Look gives his PCA/ACA presentation -
Stylometric Results Regarding the Authorship of Almuric.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRgv00meWyo&feature=youtu.be



CONAN VOLUME 19: XUTHAL OF THE DUSK TPB
Now available!

Fred Van Lente (Writer), Brian Ching (Art), Guiu Vilanova (Art), Michael Atiyeh (Color), and Eric Powell (Cover)

Conan and the former slave girl Natala dare to enter the city of Xuthal, where a mysterious horror waits in the shadows! Then, Conan fights a deadly duel as Janissa the Widowmaker makes her triumphant return! This enthralling volume collects issues #13-19 of the Conan the Avenger series.

Trade paperback, 176 pages, $19.99

Dark Horse Comics

Preview


Wednesday, August 3, 2016

The Comic Stylings of Robert E. Howard
Filmed by Ben Friberg 

Howard Scholar Jonas Prida gives his PCA/ACA presentation - Antebellum Antecedents:
Old Southwest Humor and Breckinridge Elkins - at Howard Days 2016.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZEKY--cj88&feature=youtu.be


Monday, August 1, 2016

Upcoming REH related publications.
Estimated ship dates as of 08/01/2016
All dates are subject to change.

08/03/2016
CONAN VOLUME 19: XUTHAL OF THE DUSK TPB

08/24/2016
CONAN THE SLAYER #2

08/31/2016
THE ADVENTURES OF BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS VOLUME 1

09/07/2016
CONAN VOLUME 20: A WITCH SHALL BE BORN HC

09/28/2016
CONAN THE SLAYER #3

10/26/2016
CONAN THE SLAYER #4

11/16/2016
CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 33:
     THE MOUNTAIN WHERE CROM DWELLS AND OTHER STORIES TPB

12/07/2016
CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 TPB

Dates to be announced
THE ADVENTURES OF BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS VOLUME 2